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Old November 2nd 04, 10:36 PM
Noel Paton
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ROTFLMOL!

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Old November 2nd 04, 10:44 PM
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lol Never thought of that one.
Didn't you once tell me that women have to be 65 in Canada for retirement
?
John has another ten years before he reaches retirement age g and as for
being old at 50 trying to get any decent job here over that age is nigh on
impossible, employers don't want to pay for years of experience.
Joan

Heather wrote:
Hey Joanie.......you will have to learn to do the asking and get TWO
OAP tickets......I get Ron to do that, lol.



  #23  
Old November 2nd 04, 11:07 PM
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Heather wrote:

LOL......I think you even qualify over here for 10% off on a Wendy's
Hamburger!!


That's a name from the past! Wendy's have long since, I think, departed
the UK. Not certain about 10% off a burger but in about 16 months I'm due
a free bus pass. :-) Although always referred to as a bus pass it
actually allows free travel in London on bus, tram, tube and train

But it is usually 60 or 65 in Canada for *seniors*......isn't that a
horrible word!! But it gets me money off a lot of stuff. And that
satisfies the smidgen of Scottish genes I have! g

Cheers.....Heather (and the weather here is like England.......rain,
rain and more rain.....yuck)


The weather's pretty yuck here as well today.
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Old November 2nd 04, 11:37 PM
Heather
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Yes.....we are an *equal opportunity* country. Both males and females have
to be 65 to collect the OAP. Plus we also get what is called the Canada
Pension Plan (CPP) which we contribute to all our lives. I was able to get
mine early, but at a reduced amount......because I was self-employed and
theoretically poverty-stricken, thanks to tax write-offs (G). Ron's is much
higher coz he waited till 65 (no choice on that).

Getting any kind of job over here once you are *middle-aged* is tough,
unless you don't mind working at McDonald's!! As you say, they won't pay
for experience and a better work ethic!!

I didn't realize you married a 'toy boy' (boy toy?)......well, gollee!!!
Goodonya!!

XX Heather


"Joan Archer" wrote in message
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lol Never thought of that one.
Didn't you once tell me that women have to be 65 in Canada for retirement
?
John has another ten years before he reaches retirement age g and as for
being old at 50 trying to get any decent job here over that age is nigh on
impossible, employers don't want to pay for years of experience.
Joan

Heather wrote:
Hey Joanie.......you will have to learn to do the asking and get TWO
OAP tickets......I get Ron to do that, lol.





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Old November 2nd 04, 11:54 PM
Noel Paton
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IIRC, Wendy's went to the wall in the very early 70's here in the UK -
followed by Wimpy's, although I think they staggered on for a few years.

.....and the there came the Big Mac

The only relic of the 60's fast-food outlets that spring to mind as being
still extant is the Little Chef - and I think they're fast dying (at least
two have tried and failed in this area in the past 15 years)


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"Mike M" wrote in message
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Heather wrote:

LOL......I think you even qualify over here for 10% off on a Wendy's
Hamburger!!


That's a name from the past! Wendy's have long since, I think, departed
the UK. Not certain about 10% off a burger but in about 16 months I'm due
a free bus pass. :-) Although always referred to as a bus pass it
actually allows free travel in London on bus, tram, tube and train

But it is usually 60 or 65 in Canada for *seniors*......isn't that a
horrible word!! But it gets me money off a lot of stuff. And that
satisfies the smidgen of Scottish genes I have! g

Cheers.....Heather (and the weather here is like England.......rain,
rain and more rain.....yuck)


The weather's pretty yuck here as well today.
--
Mike




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Old November 3rd 04, 01:32 AM
Heather
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I think I saw some of those Little Chefs when we were on those 'M' highways
and pulled into the huge gas/restaurant/washroom places. What do we call
those, hmmm. Service centres?? Only see them on superhighways.

We have McDonalds, Harveys, Burger King, Wendy's, (no Wimpy's.....they are
American I think)......and the usual KFC, etc. I can feel my arteries
clogging at the thought.....yuck!! But we do like Wendy's.

Heather

"Noel Paton" wrote in message
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IIRC, Wendy's went to the wall in the very early 70's here in the UK -
followed by Wimpy's, although I think they staggered on for a few years.

....and the there came the Big Mac

The only relic of the 60's fast-food outlets that spring to mind as being
still extant is the Little Chef - and I think they're fast dying (at least
two have tried and failed in this area in the past 15 years)


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
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"Mike M" wrote in message
...
Heather wrote:

LOL......I think you even qualify over here for 10% off on a Wendy's
Hamburger!!


That's a name from the past! Wendy's have long since, I think, departed
the UK. Not certain about 10% off a burger but in about 16 months I'm

due
a free bus pass. :-) Although always referred to as a bus pass it
actually allows free travel in London on bus, tram, tube and train

But it is usually 60 or 65 in Canada for *seniors*......isn't that a
horrible word!! But it gets me money off a lot of stuff. And that
satisfies the smidgen of Scottish genes I have! g

Cheers.....Heather (and the weather here is like England.......rain,
rain and more rain.....yuck)


The weather's pretty yuck here as well today.
--
Mike






  #27  
Old November 3rd 04, 10:52 AM
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Wimpys are still going down here Noel, friends of mine own the franchise
on the 3 in this area.
Joan

Noel Paton wrote:
followed by Wimpy's, although I think they staggered on for a few
years.



  #28  
Old November 3rd 04, 11:00 AM
Joan Archer
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lol Only by 5 1/2 years he was 55 in January and I was 61 in August.
Retirement for men at the moment is 65 and 60 for women but that is going
to change so women will have to be 65, I timed it right g
Joan

Heather wrote:
I didn't realize you married a 'toy boy' (boy toy?)......well,
gollee!!! Goodonya!!

XX Heather



  #29  
Old November 4th 04, 02:21 AM
Shane
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I was going in Wendy's in Oxford Street or thereabouts at least up to the
late '70's, Noel.

I thought Wendy's was the only decent burger chain we ever had. But the
Brits were by and large still eating stodge, and veg boiled to tasteless,
nutritionless mush in those days. Now, by and large, they're eating
MacDonald's and chocolate, of course.

Shane

"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
IIRC, Wendy's went to the wall in the very early 70's here in the UK -
followed by Wimpy's, although I think they staggered on for a few years.

....and the there came the Big Mac

The only relic of the 60's fast-food outlets that spring to mind as being
still extant is the Little Chef - and I think they're fast dying (at least
two have tried and failed in this area in the past 15 years)


--
Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2005, Windows)

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm
http://tinyurl.com/6oztj

Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's

"Mike M" wrote in message
...
Heather wrote:

LOL......I think you even qualify over here for 10% off on a Wendy's
Hamburger!!


That's a name from the past! Wendy's have long since, I think, departed
the UK. Not certain about 10% off a burger but in about 16 months I'm

due
a free bus pass. :-) Although always referred to as a bus pass it
actually allows free travel in London on bus, tram, tube and train

But it is usually 60 or 65 in Canada for *seniors*......isn't that a
horrible word!! But it gets me money off a lot of stuff. And that
satisfies the smidgen of Scottish genes I have! g

Cheers.....Heather (and the weather here is like England.......rain,
rain and more rain.....yuck)


The weather's pretty yuck here as well today.
--
Mike






 




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